Wordbabble
Kaitlyn M. Ulmer's word usage blog
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Matador: Honor by Sacrifice
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I recently read The Lady Matador’s Hotel , a very disjointed story revolving around a specific time and place but with no real plot. How...
Thursday, January 15, 2015
Frenemy: an enemy who pretends to be a friend
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What may surprise you about this word is that it has been around A LOT longer than you might think. In recent years, it has been used in p...
Monday, October 21, 2013
Console your Video Game Console: A Study in Homographs
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My boyfriend recently bought me an Xbox (the first gen one) so I could play one of my favorite games, Fable. As I planned out the task...
Monday, September 23, 2013
Say Cheese!
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To force the lips into a smile, the word “cheese” causes a person to position their teeth and then part their lips into a s...
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Maybe in Malaysia
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Just a fun note. Might be a scam, but according to Google Stats, this blog has been viewed 36 times in Malaysia this week.
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